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THURSDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 1963
Your startup is an app that replaces a phone call.
With a waitlist, a subscription, and no customers.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
- Life is short. A measurable chunk of it will be spent in the post…
- You started saying "oof" when you sit down. That's the countdown, out loud.
- They posted an apology in the Notes app. It was addressed to the fans.…
- Move fast and break things. You broke the coffee machine, the budget and your…
- Some people run marathons. You run late, and you still come last.
- Your squad misses you, says the notification. Your squad is four strangers and a…
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